Defoer Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Defoer Surname User-submission:
Written as DeFoer, some individuals with the name DuFour became DeFoer after immigrating to the United States, where immigration workers at Ellis Island improperly recorded the name. The original "DuFour" is of the French language and translates to 'of the oven', implying perhaps that the family was well known for having skilled bakers.
Read More About This SurnameDefoer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 154 | 1:74,654 | 11,851 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Defoer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Written as DeFoer, some individuals with the name DuFour became DeFoer after immigrating to the United States, where immigration workers at Ellis Island improperly recorded the name. The original "DuFour" is of the French language and translates to 'of the oven', implying perhaps that the family was well known for having skilled bakers. The name appears to have originated in francophone parts of Belgium.
- defoermDefoer Demographics
Average Defoer Salary in
United States
$41,084 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Defoer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defoer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Defoer has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Defoer.
How Common Is The Last Name Defoer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 857,026th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Defoer live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 74,654. In Belgium Defoer is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.
Defoer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Defoer surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.
Defoer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $41,084 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defoere | 92 | 2 | / |
| Defoyer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Defoe | 91 | 3,539 | / |
| Defor | 91 | 1,553 | / |
| Daeffoer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Defour | 83 | 2,511 | / |
| Defoor | 83 | 2,375 | / |
| Deffor | 83 | 847 | / |
| Deifer | 83 | 50 | / |
| Deffoe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Defeer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Deforr | 83 | 3 | / |
| Diefer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Deafer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defeir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deefor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defoes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Desfour | 77 | 165 | / |
| Defoore | 77 | 73 | / |
| Defeyer | 77 | 67 | / |
| Deforzh | 77 | 29 | / |
| Defoure | 77 | 14 | / |
| Defourd | 77 | 5 | / |
| Defoire | 77 | 3 | / |
| Deffeur | 77 | 3 | / |
| Defourt | 77 | 3 | / |
| Deiffer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Deffoor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Defayer | 77 | 1 | / |
| De'four | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deffour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deffohe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defeure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dieffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deaffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defur | 73 | 237 | / |
| Difoe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Difor | 73 | 18 | / |
| Djfer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Defae | 73 | 0 | / |
| Defoirdt | 71 | 155 | / |
| Defigier | 71 | 42 | / |
| Deafhear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Difour | 67 | 142 | / |
| Diffor | 67 | 51 | / |
| Deffur | 67 | 46 | / |
| Defaur | 67 | 41 | / |
| Defuhr | 67 | 24 | / |
| Defaee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Doifoe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Defurr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dayfor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Defure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Defair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daifer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyfoyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Difier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehfur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deffigier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dephor | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doifer | 67 | 0 | / |
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